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SoCal Surf

today i was thinking about how i know many people who smoke marijuana and are like the most intelligent people i have ever met; Specifically my friend chris. he is a junior in highschool and smokes the bombest bud I have ever seen. Its some beautiful chronic like you wouldn’t believe. So you can just imagine how high he gets when he smokes. Well back to the school part, he is taking a bunch of honors classes and get amazing grades and he is ranked 14 out of 500 and something students(top 20 is mostly dominated by Asians to no surprise). Well chris has got it made smoking weed, getting good grades, and he prolly has his life made..no doubt. He is like my freakin hero because if i could pull off the same lifestyle as him, i know everything in my life would be complete and my parents would be amazed by my grades and my marijuana useage. I was wondering if weed can make you smarter if you really put your mind to it, because quite frankly, I don’t see how I works for some people and not for me. Would you just really have to concentrate or is there an actual method? Do you just smoke and study? Everytime I smoke, my concentration and thoughts go elsewhere and I really cant do work. Please help

 

Doc Mitch

i know tons of people that smoke and even do other drugs and get amazing grades. i wish i could include myself in that group of people.

getting good grades doesnt have that much to do with how smart you are. its largely due to motivation. i dont consider myself any smarter than the average person; when i actually do my homework i get all A's. why? because if you do every homework assignment, you will know the answers to the tests.

SoCal Surf

well if i do have the motivation, will the bud change the way i work on my schoolwork?
like most of the time i have to study and reading when im high is way slower than sober and i end up thinking about other things while staring at the book

skaterblazer420

really, its just how badly you want to do in skool. before i hated doing work and dealing with skool but now if you think about it, you need skool to succeed in life so i just smoke enough to get high but not enough to pass out, and i make myself sit and do work! i never had good grades my whole life, before and during the use of weed, but now i take it SERIOUSLY and thats all you really need to do!

Doc Mitch

it shouldnt really matter if you smoke weed in your spare time if you are doing your homework/schoolwork sober anyway. smoking weed isnt going to make you any smarter or any more dumb. your performance may be altered while youre under the influence, but thats about it.

weed can also give you a different perspective to things, but thats not necessarily being smarter. also, for some people it calms them down so they can concentrate.

i hope this answers your question.

 

steakii

i know people who smoke all day everyday and they are on the dean's list. I also know people who smoke all day everyday have a minimum wage dead end job and are going no where in live. Weed is only bad if it changes your motivation and what you feel is important in life.

FunkySkunky

Long story short: don't smoke and work. Oblige yourself to life before weed otherwise you're going to find yourself in a big pickle.

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High4LifeRaStA

Well if he smokes weed ALOT even if its strong he probobly has built up a good tolerance to it. So im guessing even if its good he doesnt smoke too much, just to the point where it calms him down and lets him focus on his schoolwork instead of smoking so much you want to sleep or smoking so little you still are full of energy. Personally, thats what I do, I wouldnt recommend it, but if you do it right it can work cause I get really wound up and want to go outside and do sports and etc but I smoke some and just relax and do my homework. Then usually it wears off and I can do other stuff after because I dont smoke so much to the point where it lasts very long. Howeverr, thats only on school days, on weekends I smoke till I cant move.

shibshib

I'm ADHD and got off Concerta and currently self-medicate with marijuana.

Marijuana gives me a better, more relaxed focus when I have to do school work.

It even helps me enjoy reading... which is hard for me as a dyslexic.

disheartenedwamerica

I think that many people who consume marijuana are more open minded to life. I don't say that as a insult to those who don't, but what I am saying is that to be able to decide for yourselve what direction your life goes, and not letting politicians who don't follow their own laws anyway tell you how you can or cannot live. Out of all the people I know I have some of the greatest conversations with poeple who smoke. I could be wrong, but it is my general observation that MOST people who smoke, are more aware of what really goes on in life. Atleast this is my opinion.

As for your problem, I don't know how old you are, but it sounds like you are in highschool. I would be hesitant to compare yourselve to someone else. Some people are just able to do that. I knew plenty of people in highschool who smoked and got great grades but knew just as many who didn't. What I am really getting at is that everyone has their own strengthes and weakness'. He may have found his, and perhaps academics is where he excels, but I am sure there are other areas where you excel over him. Life is filled with so many opportunities, try to remember to just slow down and enjoy what you have. No you may not be able to pull off the same thing as your friend but then again perhaps he also has different experiences and motivations than you. I know it can be frustrating at times to see the things that people can do that you can not, but EVERYONE is different. Just remember to enjoy life, you don't have to be as "smart" as your friend, or as "strong" or as "witty". Just relax and enjoy the blessings you have. There will always be things that work for others that don't work for you, this is life, but again, I can be 100% sure there are things you can do and (or) accomplish that your friend and others can not.

As far as I know there is no method, or atleast I don't know one. My best advice, just enjoy life and just remember all the things that you can do, don't focus on what you can't.